Do you believe in love at the first sight? Many people answer "No, we don't", but I say I do.why? I'll tell you my story.
From childhood, I .like people with blue eyes. I had a few dolls and I painted their eyes blue. I was really very happy with my blue-eyed dolls. Time rushes by quickly, and soon I was not a child any more. I had finished my studies as I was 20.
I liked to drive my father's old car. Once I went to a nearby town .I was busy that day.I left my car near the office where I had to go. In a few minutes, I came back and a young policeman was waiting for me near my car. I was not happy to see him. He tried to explain that I had parked my car in the wrong place, but I couldn't pay my attention to his words. I had to stare at his beautiful blue eyes. He repeated his words but I did not bear him well. He became serious and began to speak in a loud voice.I paid him the fine(罚款)and I said to him" Your eyes are so nice."
He smiled and said goodbye to me.
In the evening this blue-eyed policeman called me up. The following day we went to the cinema. After that, my story has a happy ending. We married and we now live happily together.
(    )6.Does the writer believe in love at the first sight?   
A.Yes          B.No          C.Yes or No           D. It's difficult to say
(    )7.When the writer was young, she liked   .
A. dolls with black eyes         B. people with blue eyes    
C. her few dolls                 D.boys with grey eyes
(    )8.A young policeman was waiting for her, because       
A. he wanted to tell her that he loved her too
B.he wanted to sit in her car
C.she had stopped her car in the wrong place
D.they had an appointment
(    )9.she didn't hear the policeman well because        .
A.she was not interested in his words           B.she was not happy to see him
C.she paid a lot of attention to his blue eyes      D.he became serious
(    )10.we can see from the passage that love at the first sight     
A.can sometimes have a happy ending    
B.can always have a happy ending
C.can have a happy ending if the man is a police man
D.can sometimes lead to a sad marriage

“The only thing holding you back is yourself. Never say never”, said a rising 17-year-old singer, Justin Bieber, who was just an ordinary boy in Canada a few years ago.
After the accident of falling from the 18th floor and lying in the snow for three hours, my hands were frozen and my spinal cord (脊髓)was seriously injured. All the doctors and professors in the famous hospitals in Beijing told me that there was little chance for my hands and my body to recover (康复).
After half a year of medical treatments and recovering exercises, I could not make any more progress for over a year. What was worse , I suffered a lot from depression (绝望). On top of this, I suffered from insomnia, making every minute of the night seem to last forever. Hopelessly, mom and I came back to my hometown, which is small town in Guangdong.
At that time, I thought that I would never be able to walk again. I would never love and be loved. I would never be able to earn even a penny. I would never be able to repay the kindness I got from my parents and many nice people. Life was meaningless.
Now two years has passed. My hands are 80% recovered. I can even type faster than a healthy person! Up to now, I have worked for a law firm as an interpreter for half a year already. Although I don’t earn as much as before, I am able to pay for the food and clothes I need. What’s more, I even have extra money to buy thanksgiving presents for my parents and my boyfriend. Through my blogs (博客) , many people get to know me and like me. I can bring happiness to them. I can help those who are still suffering from depression and the pain of illnesses by chatting with them….You see, I am living a meaningful life and I am happier than ever I could have dreamed.
So, my friends, never say never. As long as you are alive, there is always hope and possibilities. It is never too late to take action to realize your dreams.     (382 words)
【小题1】What’s the writer’s present job?

A.A singer.B.A typist .C.A professor .D.An interpreter.
【小题2】What does the underlined word “insomnia” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?
A.失眠B.失忆C.麻木D.低烧
【小题3】All of the following words can be used to describe the writer’s present life EXCEPT___________.
A.helpfulB.meaningfulC.painfulD.hopeful
【小题4】According to the passage, which of the following statements about the writer is TRUE?
A.She gets a lot of help through her blogs.
B.She is in love with a young man at present.
C.She got medical treatment soon after the accident.
D.She had no job and earned little before the accident.

We were doing the best to control the fire of the burning garage (车库). Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying. I couldn’t stop—I would have to look for the cats after the fire was put out.

    It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control. No one inside was hurt. At that point I was free to find out where the cat noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. I followed the meowing to the sidewalk in front of the garage. There, crying and huddled (挤作一团) together, were five frightened kittens (小猫). They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt.

    I wanted to find the mother cat. It was clear that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one—unbelievable.

    We finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. She could hardly move. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow. I decided to save this brave little cat and her family.

    The vet told me they would watch the kittens and their mother for the night, but they weren’t confident about the mother’s chances.

    About a week later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of her reddened skin.

    I was happy to see Scarlet get together with the kittens again. She touched each of them, nose to nose. She had been in danger for five times and it had paid off. All of her babies had survived.

    As a fireman, I see heroic acts every day. But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother’s love.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. The writer went to look for the cats as soon as he heard them crying.

B. The firefighters put out the fire quickly and no one was hurt.

C. The writer didn’t find the cats until the smoke and heat were gone.

D. The mother cat moved all her babies out of the fire to a safe place.

2.Why did the writer decide to save the cats?

A. Because he was amazed at the mother cat’s courage.

B. Because the cats attracted many people’s attention.

C. Because he didn’t want to see any living things die.

D. Because it had taken him much time and effort to save them.

3.The writer talks about the cat’s story to show that ________________.

A. animals should be taken good care of

B. mother’s love can be great and brave

C. it is meaningful to help others

D. a cat always has nine lives

 

My earliest memory of dad is grabbing (抓住) his hand while we walked together. As I       older, I remembered my father and I listened to many basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep                the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet (计分表) with the       score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.

On cold mornings my father would drive his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered (分送) the bread to the stores. The       and the warmth from the bread made me hungry and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.

My father would attend all my games. One night before an important game my father told me           that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour       from his route. The next day as the game time drew near, I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and       saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He tried to make the game. I’ll always remember that.

Years later I became a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I       up the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing was very important to me. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the         way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my       in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, spirit and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day I started. I’ll always remember that!

1.A. went                              B. changed                           C. turned                              D. grew

2.A. when                       B. although                      C. because                          D. before

3.A. public                            B. final                        C. official                             D. lucky

4.A. smell                            B. color                                C. taste                                 D. shape

5.A. happily                    B. sadly                             C. slowly                              D. simply

6.A. ride                               B. walk                                 C. race                        D. drive

7.A. successfully             B. peacefully                  C. surprisingly                      D. unusually

8.A. set                               B. picked                   C. put                                  D. hung

9.A. strange               B. safe                         C. same                          D. special

10.A. pleasure                 B. purpose                    C. problem                          D. progress

 

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Hearst Castle is in California, America. A person called William Randolph Hearst built it between 1922 and 1939, at a cost of more than $30 million. Last year, I had a trip to that castle.

I spent the whole day looking around. But there was much to see, and a day wasn’t enough. Hearst Castle has four houses. The main house, “Casa Grande”, is the biggest one. Visitors can live in the other three ones. Many of them are Hollywood film stars, and they often come to the parties there.

At Hearst Castle, there are also beautiful gardens and two swimming pools, one inside and a larger one outside. I loved the one outside, the “Neptune Pool”. It was a pity that we couldn’t go swimming there!

The guide told us that Mr. Hearst travelled around Europe with his mother at the age of ten and looked at paintings and castles. He never forgot that tour and wanted his house to look like a castle. When Mr Hearst died in 1951, his family gave Hearst Castle to the people of California. Now it’s a museum.

1.The underlined word “Castle” in the first paragraph means _____.

A.城堡

B.胜地

C.城垛

D.楼阁

2. “Casa Grande” is _____ the other three ones at Hearst Castle.

A.younger than

B.bigger than

C.older than

D.smaller than

3. There are _____ at Hearst Castle.

A.beautiful gardens

B.one swimming pool inside

C.one swimming pool outside

D.all the above

4. _____ made Mr. Hearst build this wonderful castle.

A.A tour around Europe

B.The paintings and castles in Europe

C.His mother

D.His dream

5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A.Hearst Castle in California was cheap to build.

B.Hearst Castle is on a mountain near the sea.

C.Many Hollywood film stars come to Hearst’s parties.

D.After Mr. Hearst died, his family lived at Hearst Castle.

 

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